New Preview Alpha System Update – 2/1/18

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Preview Alpha Insiders can expect another new update today, complete with brand new fixes. This update (1802.180131-1450) will begin rolling out at 6.00 p.m. PST and will become mandatory shortly after that.  Read on to learn more about the fixes and known issues related to this build.

Fixes:

Mixer

• Fixed an issue which caused the Mixer app to crash when connecting a headset while the app is in use.

General 

• Resolved an issue which sometimes caused degraded console performance in games, apps, and on the dashboard.

Party Chat

• Miscellaneous performance improvements for party chat.

Dynamic Theming

• Additional fixes to address an issue which caused switching between Light and Dark themes to occur at incorrect times.

Known Issues:

Games Installation

• Games that are installed fail to launch. Workaround: If the games are installed to an external drive please copy the game to the internal drive or attempt to delete the title and redownload to fix the launch error.

Display 

• We are investigating the inaccurate RGB colors that have been reported when displaying in 4K HDR mode when playing a UHD disc.

Tournaments

• The left and right navigation for selecting date and time during Tournament creation is currently reversed when the console language is set to Arabic or Hebrew.
• Left and right navigation in Tournament twists is reversed when the console language is set to Arabic or Hebrew.
• Left and right navigation in the bracket view of Tournaments is reversed when the console language is set to Arabic or Hebrew.

Avatars on Home

• Users wishing to represent themselves as an avatar can do so by changing their settings under My profile > Customize profile > Show my avatar.